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East Bay local digest: Cal football remains on KGO with new five-year deal

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Posted:
07/18/2013 09:59:27 PM PDT

Updated:
07/18/2013 10:22:00 PM PDT

KGO Radio (810 AM) announced that Cal football will return to the station for a 40th consecutive year with the start of a new five-year contract in the fall.

Also, Cal men's basketball is returning to the 50,000-watt station for the first time since a 13-season run ended in 1992.

Cal junior Brendan Bigelow was among 63 players named to the 2013 Doak Walker Award preseason watch list. The award is presented annually to the nation's top running back.

Cal women's volleyball coach Rich Feller signed a contract extension through the 2015 season. He's entering his 15th season at Cal.

Golf

Cal's Michael Kim will play Robby Shelton IV in the quarterfinals of the of U.S. Amateur Public Links in Lorton, Va. Kim advanced with a 2-up win over Lucas Kim and a 3-and-2 victory over Mitchell Rutledge at Laurel Hill Golf Club.

Kevin Marsh shot a 4-under 68 at the Southern Amateur in The Woodlands, Texas, for a three-stroke lead over Cal's Michael Weaver (67) and Rickey Werenski (71). Marsh had an 11-under 133 total.

NBA

The Warriors signed free agent guard Toney Douglas to a contract. Per team policy, terms weren't released. Douglas, 27, averaged 7.5 points and 2.1 assists per game for Houston and Sacramento last season.

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The top-seeded Warriors outscored Dallas 17-2 over the final 3﻿1/2 minutes to pull out a 79-76 win at the inaugural summer league tournament in Las Vegas. Kent Bazemore led the team with 25 points. Cam Jones added 15, including a go-ahead dunk with 10.2 seconds left and two final-second free throws.

Baseball

Former Saint Mary's College first baseman Anthony Aliotti (De La Salle High) was promoted to Triple-A Sacramento by the A's. A Texas League All-Star, Aliotti leaves Double-A Midland with a .350 average, 12 homers and 51 RBIs.

Basketball

St. Mary's High's Gabby Green had just two points, but Team USA cruised to a 113-47 rout of host Lithuania in both teams' opener at the Women's Under-19 World Championships in Panevezys.